The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-02-19
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"There ere ct least five or elk hun
dred regular professional clairvoyant
or fortune-tellers in the city who pre-!
upon the credulity Of ignorant and fro
quently well-educated people," said
prominent physician to . reporter
1.-THE business signs Of many Of thes'
seers are boldly pat out to attract ct
tention and rope in weak minded Gus
toners. Just take . walk down Third,
Sixth and Eighth avenues and you will
find any number of these business
signs. A majority Of the clairvoyant'
try to get Al conveniently near thu
tenement districts S possible; o grea|
deal Of patronage IN from thu
poor. The expose of the bogu,
astrologcrs has 10 p%erceptiblc effect
upon the business of the %fortune-telb
ers. As long as the world contain,
people who are ignorant and supersti
tious these fakirs will find customer,
TO pay them for valueless information.
Two young ladies who are well edu
Gated and have not only the comfort
but the luxuries of life paid a visit to 8
noted %clairvoyant on Sixth avenue. A
tall man. with long hair, met them in .
parlor and requested M of them ia
step into the %clairvoyant oom Thu
younger went in and was Mortified
when he locked the door. She resolved
to have her fortune told. The long.
haired seer meant business. and stated
his scale of prices Immediately.
II will answer n question for fifty
cents, and tell you your fortune. past,
prese mt and future, for the sum of five
dollars"
THE young lady gave him fifty cent?
and asked him a question. He answered
it Immediately. and she was permitted
to 20 back to the parlor. Her companion
though, was more than u match for thu
clairvoyant. He stated his prices and
urged her to expond five dollars and
know her fate in full. He told her she
had a remarkable history, some facts o,
which ven her parents knew nothing,
and that she was destined to create
a stir in the world at a time he could
specify. Finally he said, critically:
"'You believe l am a humbug, don't
you
"'Of course l do she frankly
answered.
al knew it when you entered, but ]
can tell your fortune all the same,' he
answered.
''she gave him fifty cents for on.
question. The question staggered him.
He handed her back the money and
said his influence was on the wane III
spirit world. He had a little boy
who guided him, and lately the chap had
grown FESTIVE and played pranks upon
him. He could have answered thu
question correctly, but the boy was moi
laying attention. The result was thai
he was endcavoring to hunt out in tn,
'pirit world an influence hat he coult
ely upon in all emergencies. H
volunteered the information that
1arty OF five were coming from Boston
md that each had already deposited
he magnum five dollars to heM
heir fate in full. He was willin,
or the young lady to 90 int
ne pool. Now, those, two girl
disguised with the hoary
prophet. But they call it fun
md will doubtless visit some other clair
l think a law should be passed
declaring fortune-tclling either BY
means of so-callcd trance-mediums
lairvoyants, cards, hand-reading OF
'almis,ry, astrology. coffee-grounds,
'oodooism or charms to be a misde.
neanor and punishable by fine and
when money is taken .
Or the same. 1t is simply a system o, ]
agabondage, n license to cheat and ,
the ignorant. l know it is
ard to protect the ignorant against t
themselves. but when opcn-handed .
winding is carried on under the name 8
+ so-called fortune-tclling. then the
should deal with the culprits. Tn, g
y%norant people who %patronize clair /
oyants do not for oncc take into con. S
Iteration that il these seers can fine '
50 much there would be no neces. q
ity OF their charging fces-their 'inAu :
nee could tell them how to find gold a
lines or buy the winning lottery tick. q
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